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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Salgado's house represent to Triton when he is a boy?
(a) Center of the universe.
(b) Home away from home.
(c) A magical place to explore and enjoy.
(d) A beautiful prison.

2. What color is the narrator's vehicle mentioned at the start of the story?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Cream.
(d) Black.

3. Why is the cashier impressed with the narrator?
(a) He attends Oxford.
(b) He used to be a marine biologist.
(c) He owns a restaurant.
(d) He is a vegetarian.

4. In response to the intrusion upon the conversation between him and the narrator, what does the cashier do?
(a) Takes out his pepper spray.
(b) Shows the approaching individual the "Closed" sign.
(c) Hugs the individual who approached them.
(d) Turns off the cubicle light.

5. When Triton gets up to investigate the source of the sound in the house, he finds Joseph in Mr. Salgado's room. What is the man doing there?
(a) Reading Mr. Salgado's diary.
(b) Stealing money.
(c) Trying out Mr. Salgado's clothes.
(d) Rubbing cologne on his chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?

2. How does Joseph react when Triton shortens the broom handle?

3. How does Joseph feel and act towards Triton?

4. What vehicle does the narrator own when the story opens?

5. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When he is a boy, why does Triton regard Mr. Salgado's house as the "center of the universe"?

2. Why is young Triton brought to Mr. Salgado's home?

3. Through which character does the author choose to reveal the changing sociopolitical landscape of Sri Lanka across many decades?

4. At the end of the first section, what does the narrator begin to talk about with the gas station cashier?

5. What are young Triton's main duties at Mr. Salgado's house?

6. Why does the gas station cashier want the narrator to speak with his boss?

7. Describe the Volkswagen introduced in the first part of the book.

8. Describe the relationship between Triton and Mr. Salgado.

9. What happens in 1962, when Triton's narration begins?

10. At the start of the story, who does the narrator speak with?

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